TEIWA — Rob Ruha with the NZSO

Silver Scroll-winning Māori artist Rob Ruha and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra are joining forces for TEIWA. It’s a performance of tribal futurism presented on stage in Wellington. From waiata you’d hear on the marae to exhilarating stadium anthems, the music of Aotearoa comes to life and ignites the senses. Special guests TOA (Te Taumata O Apanui) will bring the unmistakable power of haka to the stage. The Michael Fowler Centre will be bursting with musical confluences and mana. 

The NZSO and Rob Ruha will premiere new waiata at the event. Audiences will also hear Ruha’s most loved tracks that will have the whole house moving. After a sell-out Matariki performance with the Auckland Philharmonia, this ‘mighty celebration’ (The New Zealand Herald) is sure to be a programme highlight of Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.